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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/meaning%20of%20insta-stable/near/226931030" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Kevin Tran <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/meaning.20of.20insta-stable.html#226931030">(Feb 19 2021 at 08:05)</a>:</h4>
<p>see title</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/meaning%20of%20insta-stable/near/226932627" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> isHavvy <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/meaning.20of.20insta-stable.html#226932627">(Feb 19 2021 at 08:23)</a>:</h4>
<p>Means that we can't keep it unstable using a feature flag, so there's no way to extend the testing period.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122651-general/topic/meaning%20of%20insta-stable/near/227046361" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Noah Lev <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122651-general/topic/meaning.20of.20insta-stable.html#227046361">(Feb 19 2021 at 23:32)</a>:</h4>
<p>I think it also means more generally that at no point is it feature-gated (not just when it's impossible to feature-gate).</p>



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